The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-02

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This has been communicated from
imported French stations and is
common In France. II wa' first no.
ticed in Dewitt county in 1883 Forty
mares have died from it and more are
now III. Nine stations are here un.
der treatment.
l. W. oppose the pending prohil
ton amendment, because it is q prop.
oSition to change our form of gov
ernmcIt from free republic Ct
sovereign aud Independent citizens
to species OF paternAlism hateful to
our people. 1t will take from the
citizen his most sacred and inalicuablc
rights and add to and augment the
power of government, and is there
fore uudcmocratic and antirepub!i-
can.
.. We oppose thi, amendment
because it ), -uWptuary and will ycX
the citizens snd Interfere with indi.
yjIuul liberty.
3. We oppose this amendment
because 1t is NJ var with the funda-
mcntol principles of Anglo saxon
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determine Tor himself how he shall
pursue h own happiness without
interference with the right, OF other
which principle l. the basis of our
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~romotinS a -vsto,n ot sn'cs ma IN.
fnrrnnrs Je,r.f.i'Ir to nu,, nConIn onI
tho enactment of cxtrcme /, ,ti.laiion
of doubtful cons itutionality and
under the sanction of which our
homes may be searched. our property
,ciled and our dearest rIohts inyN.
dcd. Texas can not hope to escape
these curses. which have invariably
attended slmilqr experiments nm other
states.
3. Its adoption will SUPPRESS the
general uso OF mildcr -timulanis and
encourage the use of the stronger
drinks, and thus rctard the advance
mont of Genuine temperAucr. IL will
stamp u, criminal the manufacture Of
wine, from our domestic crane, for
family purposes. and will degrade our
drug stores into dram shops. and
elevate our doctors into autocrats of
cur appetitcs.
u. it will enable the rich to import
and use their liquors without taxation
or restralt. aud vii. prohibit only
those of our people who are too poor
to buy their liquor- I'm uubrokeu
packages and under it, operation the
saloon will give plAce to the eildcd
club room tor the rich. while the poor
win he forced to make their purchas-
es ut low dives and in vocation Of
law. such class legislation is odious
TO our people and contrary TO tree
government.
T. 1t proposes by the preponderance
of "a majority in certain sections of the
state 10 fastcn by force on other sec
tions theory of moral and social
conduct and habits di,iasteful and
repugnant TO the latter. The varied
interests Of the sections in our STATE
have been prolific source of care and
thought in our statesmanship. and
this amendment. If adopted. VIII on
gender hostile public sentiment in
certain localities fatal to it, enforce.
ment and thus bcgot a di,rc,pcct for
law and disregard Of constitutional
authority, and will produce lasting
and permanent evilto our people and
tend TO disrupt the state.
s. 1t proposes to counscatc and
destroy without compensation. large
proper y interests of our people. ii
viii uu,ettlo business and impair
property values, paralyzc, fora period
Mt least the commercial interests of
our state, and destroy grcatindustries
already m operation for the manutac-